BILL NUMBER: SB 203	CHAPTERED  09/27/00

	CHAPTER   711
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 27, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 25, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 30, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 28, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 24, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 11, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JULY 6, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 21, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JANUARY 26, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JANUARY 20, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JANUARY 5, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   JANUARY 3, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 8, 1999

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Solis

                        JANUARY 20, 1999

   An act to amend Sections 32603 and 32605 of the Public Resources
Code, relating to the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and
Mountains Conservancy Act.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 203, Solis.  San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and
Mountains Conservancy.
   Existing law provides for the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy with a governing board of 13 voting
members and 7 nonvoting members.
   This bill would add provisions clarifying the territory of the
conservancy, would permit the conservancy to also be known as the
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, and would make changes to the names
of entities represented on the board.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 32603 of the Public Resources Code is amended
to read:
   32603.  As used in this division, the following terms have the
following meaning:
   (a) "Board" means the governing board of the San Gabriel and Lower
Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
   (b) "Conservancy" means the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.  The conservancy may also be known
as the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
   (c) (1) "Territory" means the territory of the conservancy that
consists of those portions of Los Angeles County and Orange County
located within the San Gabriel River and its tributaries, the lower
Los Angeles River and its tributaries, and the San Gabriel Mountains,
including, without limitation, all of the following:
   (A) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the
upper San Gabriel River watershed, including the Upper Rio Hondo
tributary, but not including any land area within the Santa Monica
Mountains Conservancy as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 33100) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 33200) of
Division 23.  The hydrologic basin or watershed is bounded by the San
Gabriel Mountains to the north, the San Jose Hills to the east, the
Puente Hills to the south, and by a series of hills and the Raymond
Fault to the west.
   (B) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the
lower San Gabriel River watershed.
   (C) The San Gabriel Mountains, including the Foothills Mountains
Conservancy and the Puente Hills and San Jose Hills area, except any
land area within the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy as described
in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 33100) and Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 33200) of Division 23.
   (D) The hydrologic basin or watershed that coincides with the
lower Los Angeles River south of the northernmost boundary of the
City of Vernon, as of June 1, 1999, except any land area within the
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, as described in Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 33100) and Chapter 3 (commencing with
Section 33200) of Division 23.
   (2) To assist persons in understanding the breadth of the
territory included within the territory described in paragraph (1),
the Legislature declares that that territory includes the territory
in all of the following cities and areas:
   (A) The territory within the city boundaries, as of January 1,
2000, of the following cities:  Alhambra, Anaheim, Arcadia, Artesia,
Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Bradbury, Brea,
Buena Park, Cerritos, Claremont, Commerce, Compton, Covina, Cudahy,
Cypress, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, El Monte, Fullerton, Glendora,
Hawaiian Gardens, Huntington Park, Industry, Irwindale, La Habra, La
Habra Heights, La Mirada, La Palma, La Puente, La Verne, Lakewood,
Long Beach, Los Alamitos, Lynwood, Maywood, Monrovia, Montebello,
Monterey Park, Norwalk, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Placentia, Pomona,
Rosemead, San Dimas, San Gabriel, Santa Fe Springs, Seal Beach,
Signal Hill, South El Monte, South Gate, Temple City, Vernon, Walnut,
West Covina, and Whittier.
   (B) The unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and Orange
County adjacent to the San Gabriel River and its tributaries, the
lower Los Angeles River and its tributaries, the San Gabriel
Mountains, the Foothill Mountains, the Puente Hills, and the San Jose
Hills area including, but not limited to, East Los Angeles.
   (d) Nothing in this section shall affect the jurisdiction of any
other state conservancy.
  SEC. 2.  Section 32605 of the Public Resources Code is amended to
read:
   32605.  The board shall consist of 13 voting members and seven
nonvoting members, as follows:
   (a) The 13 voting members of the board shall consist of all of the
following:
   (1) One member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los
Angeles who represents the area or a portion thereof contained within
the territory of the conservancy, appointed by the Governor.
   (2) Two members of the board of directors of the San Gabriel
Valley Council of Governments, one of whom shall be a mayor or city
council member of a city bordering along the San Gabriel River, and
one of whom shall be a mayor or city council member of a city
bordering the San Gabriel Mountains area.  One member shall be
appointed by a majority of the membership of that board of directors,
and one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules
from a list of two or more potential members submitted by the board
of directors.
   (3) Two members of the board of directors of the Gateway Cities
Council of Governments, one of whom shall be the mayor of the City of
Long Beach or a city council member of the City of Long Beach
appointed by the mayor, and one of whom shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the Assembly from a list of two or more potential members
submitted by the executive committee of the board of directors of the
Gateway Cities Council of Governments.  The executive committee
shall submit lists of potential members to the Speaker of the
Assembly until an acceptable member is appointed.
   (4) Two members of the Orange County Division of the League of
California Cities, both of whom shall be a mayor or city council
member of a city bordering along the San Gabriel River or a tributary
thereof.  One member shall be appointed by a majority of the
membership of the city selection committee of Orange County, and one
member shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of two or more
potential members submitted by the city selection committee.
   (5) One member shall be a representative of a member of the San
Gabriel Valley Water Association appointed by a majority of the
membership of the board of directors of the San Gabriel Valley Water
Association.
   (6) One member shall be a representative of the Central Basin
Water Association appointed by a majority of the membership of the
board of directors of the Central Basin Water Association.
   (7) One member shall be a resident of Los Angeles County appointed
by the Governor from a list of potential members submitted by local,
state, and national environmental organizations that operate within
the County of Los Angeles and within the territory of the conservancy
and that have participated in planning for river restoration or open
space, or both, or river preservation.
   (8) The Secretary of the Resources Agency, or his or her designee.

   (9) The Secretary for Environmental Protection, or his or her
designee.
   (10) The Director of Finance, or his or her designee.
   (b) The seven ex officio, nonvoting members shall consist of the
following officers or an employee of each agency designated annually
by that officer to represent the office or agency:
   (1) The District Engineer of the United States Army Corps of
Engineers.
   (2) The Regional Forester for the Pacific Southwest Region of the
United States Forest Service.
   (3) The Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public
Works.
   (4) The Director of the Orange County  Public Facility and
Resource Department.
   (5) A member of the San Gabriel River Watermaster, appointed by a
majority of the members of the San Gabriel River Watermaster.
   (6) The Director of Parks and Recreation.
   (7) The Executive Officer of the Wildlife Conservation Board.
